Neuroscience

The Neuroscience degree from Cardiff University, is a research area within which you can focus your studies as part of our suite of Biosciences research programmes (PhD, MPhil, MD).

The Neuroscience degree from Cardiff University , pursues a broad range of neurobiological research, spanning from the molecular to the behavioural levels.

The Division is a member of the Cardiff Neuroscience Centre (CNC), which brings together research in neuroscience, psychology and psychiatric genetics and genomics. The Neuroscience Division also hosts the experimental MRI centre (EMRIC) and Brain Repair Group.

Distinctive features

• Member of the Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute (NMH RI), bringing together researchers based in the School of Biosciences, School of Medicine and School of Psychology.

• Brain Repair Group.

• Experimental MRI Centre (EMRIC).

Career prospects

Our graduates have gone on to work in a variety of fields. The following list is indicative of the range of specialisms of former students:

• educational psychologist
• clinical neuropsychologist
• psychiatrist
• neurologist
• doctor
• psychopharmacologist
• neuropathologist
• neurophysiologist
• biotechnologists
• patent agent
• science writer
• academic publisher
• clinical trails management
• speech therapist
• physiotherapist
• occupational therapist
• biostatistician
• neural engineer

Research areas include:

• neuronal development
• molecular and cellular neuroscience
• neurophysiology
• synaptic plasticity, learning and memory, and
• neurodegeneration and the ageing nervous system.